Russians Renew Major Front Line Attacks In Galicia Front
Russian troops launch extensive assaults along an eighteen mile front from Brzezany Galicia to the Narayuvka region. Berlin says Russians suffered heavy losses and retreated as Haig presses Lens. The British report 8686 German prisoners taken in June with officers and heavy guns among the gains.
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New Russia
Eigheen
Brzezany
Galicia
Berlin
Stripa
Gaila Lipa
Lemberg
Brazezany
Zwyzyn
Stokhod
Volhynia
Narayavka
Brussiloff
Lemburg
Haig
Lens
Souches
Neutrals Supplying Germany With Food From Europe
Washington reports to the United States, based on British data, that Germany is obtaining large food quantities from European neutrals and substituting imports from America. Scandinavian and Dutch sources show enough fat to feed 7.7 million soldiers and calories to supply 2.6 million troops, with purchases run by the interior ministry through a special neutral-merchant alliance.
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America
Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Scandinavia
Holland
Government Department of the Interior
American Help Is Really Very Great In France
The Frankfurter Zeitung notes that American aid in France will arrive in stages and cannot by itself alter the German strategic position. The critic argues France may need to curb military actions, delaying any decisive German advantage.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Frankfurter Zeitung Daus
Germany
France
Car Plunge Into River Kills Nine In Niagara Falls Gorge
A belt line car on the Gorge route left the rails near the Whirlpool rapids, plunging twenty feet into water. Nine bodies recovered, two others missing and likely dead, with estimates suggesting up to ten more fatalities.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Great Gorge
American Troops Reach France to Join Allied Forces
Washington reports the first detachment of regulars and marines has landed in France to join French British Belgian Russian and Italian troops on the western front. Pershing awaits official numbers and composition of the advance guard. General Sibert takes command of the abroad force under Pershing.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Santo Domingo
War Department
Pershing
France
Sibert
Senators Push Drastic Powers Into Food Bill
Senate agriculture committee rewrites the House food bill, extending government control over food and fuels and adding a bone dry prohibition plan. The president would be authorized to permit wine making and to commandeer existing distilled spirits. The measure could delay final action beyond July 1.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Chamberlain
Lemoved
ICC halts fifteen percent freight rate increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended until Oct 28, 1917 the proposed 15 percent rise in freight rates. It said no emergency exists to justify general increases for western and southern lines, while eastern districts may apply increases on coal coke and iron ore. Western tariffs suspend but may file new ones up to 15 cents per ton.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Greece Breaks Off Relations With Central Powers
The Greek government declares diplomatic ties severed with Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey. Though war not declared, Greece treats itself as at war since Constantine’s abdication on June 12 and Alexander's accession. Venizelos returned as premier forming a cabinet and restoring constitutional government.
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Athens
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Constantine
Alexander
Entente
Salonik
Eliptherios Venizelos
England
France
Serbia
Venizelos
Russia Reaffirms Fight For Democracy in Senate Address
Boris Bakhmetiyeff, head of Russia's diplomatic mission, pledges that Russia and its army will keep fighting alongside the United States until the world is safe for democracy. He rejects any idea of a separate peace, notes Russia’s democratic changes, and appeals for patience as reforms continue. The Senate unanimously praises Russia's stance at the Capitol reception hosted by Secretary Lansing with President Wilson in attendance.
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Washington
Boris A. Bakhmetieff
Russia
America
Senate
M. Bakhmetieff
Lansing
Wilson
Four British Vessels Sunk by Submarines
Boston reports torpedoing and sinking of four large British cargo steamers. The Altonia of Cunardine at 6,693 tons, Haverford of American Line at 10,483 tons, Buffalo Wilson liner 2,683 tons, and Manistee Cunard vessel were struck. No crew fate or loss details released.
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Boston
Altonia
Cunardine
Haverford
Buffalo
Wilson
Manistee
Cunard
Money Needed for Emergency Hospitals
President Wilson backs a 2.2 million dollar appropriation to fund emergency hospitals. Temporary facilities near completion in Portsmouth New Hampshire Philadelphia Newport News Norfolk Charleston Pensacola and New Orleans with plans for New York Annapolis Jamestown Quantico Virginia and other sites.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Daniels
Portsmouth
N H
Philadelphia
Newport
Norfolk
Charleston
D. C
Pensacola
New Orleans
New York
Annapolis
Jamestown
Quantico
British Troops Encircling Lens Face German Short Tenure
British forces tighten their ring around Lens in Pas de Calais as Canadians push to seize La Coulotte one mile south. German reports say heavy artillery duels rage elsewhere with Haig advancing new thrusts suggested by reading between lines. Infantry activity between Soissons and Rheims shifts to artillery exchanges.
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Lens
Department
Pas de Calais
la Coulotte
War Office
Marshal Haig
Berlin War Office
Haig
Soissons
Rheims
Contract Awarded for Jamestown Cantonment Project
Richmond firm John T. Wilson & Co. won a navy contract to build the Jamestown cantonment on the old exposition site. The cost plus ten percent deal covers bulkheads wharves and permanent frame barracks and is estimated at about 2 million dollars.
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Richmond
John T. Wilson & Co
Admiral Harrington
Navy Department
Coal Price Reductions Agreed For Bituminous Mines
Washington reports sweeping price cuts of one to five dollars per ton at all bituminous coal mines east of the Mississippi with an extra fifty cents for government use. Prices take effect July 1 as 400 operators commit to field committees and to placing pricing in the defense council and federal trade commission.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Lane
Defense Council
Coal Production Committee
Fort
Federal Trade Commission
Smith
Geological Survey
Canadians Break German Line Near Lens In WWI Standoff
Canadians from across the dominion storm two miles of frontline trenches south of Lens and take first line positions before Avion and Leauvette. Reinforced by curtain fires they push their advance, forcing a line within about one mile of Lens as German guards and troops resist fiercely. Brazil shifts from neutral to aligned with the Entente in the wider war.
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Brazil
United States
Germany
Dominion
Ines
Lens
Department of
Pas de Calais
Avion
Leauvette
Grenadier Guards
Army regiments to be numbered by service branch only
The War Department decided to designate all army regiments by number and service branch only. Regular regiments keep their existing names such as first infantry and first cavalry, while distinguishing between regulars national guard and national army is removed for record simplification.
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Washington
Regulars
National Guard
National Army
War Department
First Infantry
First Cavalry
Authorization of More Bonds Under Consideration
Washington reports the Senate finance committee weighing new bonds as war tax revision nears completion. Senator Stone proposed a 500 million bond issue while plans set a likely sixteen percent rate on war excess profits. The total war tax now stands at 1.449 billion, below the 1.8 billion levy.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Stone
Editors Convene in Beaufort for State Press Association Meeting
More than 100 South Carolina editors gathered in Beaufort for the state press association convention. Speakers urged civic preparedness and wartime campaigns while noting planned efforts on tuberculosis education and manpower conservation. Major Kilbourne spoke, Port Royal naval training was visited, and editors enjoyed Beaufort hospitality and trips through the trucking district.
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Beaufort
South Carolina Press Association
Allendale
Guv. Manning
David R. Coker
State Defense Council
Annie I. Rembert
State Board of Health
Rembert
William Banks
Columbia Record
W. P. Jacobs
Clinton
H. L. Watson
Greenwood Index
H. Rogers
W. W. Smoak
Walterboro
Leonard
Aiken
Chester Wins Approval for New Seaboard Station
Chester Chamber of Commerce celebrate after railroad commission orders a modern Seaboard passenger station. Officials anticipate an early construction start with estimated cost around $20,000.
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Chester
Chester Chamber of Commerce
Seaboard
Railroad Commission
Insurance for Employees in Fort Mill Mills
Col Leroy Springs insures the lives of about four hundred mill employees under the B group plan. Each receives $200, with premiums paid by the employer. Certificates show a photo of Col Springs and promise yearly increases to $600 after six years of continuous service.
Troops to Camp Greenville South Carolina National Guard
Two infantry regiments of the South Carolina national guard will be stationed at a proposed divisional camp in Greenville. the First Regiment now in Columbia will move to Greenville when the camp area is ready and the Second Regiment will follow when called into service next month.
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Greenville
Columbia
South Carolina National Guard
C. B. Kilbourne
Wood
Southeastern Department
Aire
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Francis S. Peabody
Chicago
Franklin K. Lane
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New Democracy
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Lord Northcliffe
London Times
Daily Mall
British War Commission
Jamestown Cantonment
Mississippi
Onge
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